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Administrative Office Management, 8/e
by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Systems Analysis
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Integrated Systems
Are used by many organizations to control officecosts and improve their operating efficiency.
Areas typically incorporated into integrated systems
include these:Sales
Production
MarketingPurchasing
Finance
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Administrative Office Management, 8/e
by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Integrated
Systems
Are often comprised
of several subsystems,
which commonlyencompass the
organizations
functional areas.
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Functional Systems and Subsystems
Incorporate Several Components:
EquipmentEmployees
Forms/
Materials
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Through systems analysis, the
interrelationships of the components are
studied: to simplify work processes
to provide a solid foundation for managerial
decision making.
Systems Analysis
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
System
Is a series of subsystems
comprised of interrelated
procedures to help achieve awell-defined goal.
Procedures
Consist of related methodsnecessary to complete various
work processes.
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Objectives for Developing and Using Systems
1. To maximize the efficient utilization of the
organizational resources.
2. To control operating costs.
3. To improve operating efficiency.
4. To help achieve the objectives of the organization.
5. To help carry out the various functions of theorganization.
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Administrative Office Management, 8/e
by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Advantages of Systems
1. Various functions of the organization are better
coordinated.
2. Wasteful, unproductive, and uneconomicalactivities are eliminated.
3. The operating efficiency of the organization is
improved.4. More effective control can be exerted over various
activities and functions.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice HallUpper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Disadvantages of Systems
1. A certain amount of operating flexibility may be
destroyed when using a system.
2. Any inefficiency that is built into the system likelywill disproportionately increase as work flows
through the system.
3. A totally integrated system may be affectedsomewhat when changes are made in one of its
subsystems.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Characteristics of Well-Designed Systems
FlexibleAdaptable
SystematicFunctional
SimpleResourceful
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Elements of Systems
(1 of 2)
Processing
InputFlow of work through a systembegins with the input of some
type of resource.
The transformation of input intodesired output takes place during
the processing element, which
is composed of methods andprocedures.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Elements of Systems
(2 of 2)
Feedback
Interaction between the input
and processing elements
produces output.
Output
Enables the system to determine
whether results are meeting
expectations.
ControllingHas both internal and external
dimensions.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Knowledge
Management
Is the result of increasing theamount of technological
integration used in designingoperating systems andprocedures.
1. Is emerging from what used to be known as
document management.
2. Involves capturing and communicatinginformation to those who seek it or who need
it.3. Involves providing information to the right
person at the right time.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Systems and Procedures Staffing Alternatives
Outside consultants
Full-time
Systems Staff
Part-time
Systems Staff
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
1. Size of the organization.
2. Type of the organization.
3. Organizations commitment to the total orintegrated systems approach.
4. Philosophy of top management toward the
systems and procedures function.
5. Type and extent of technology incorporated into
the system.
Factors That Determine Which
Staffing Alternative To Use
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Outside Consultants
Frequently are hired on a retainer basis.
Advantages
Provide expertise that may not be available with theother alternatives.
Can be more objective in their recommendations.
Are able to keep the system up to date.
Disadvantage
Are a costly alternative.
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Full-time Systems Staff
Advantages
Disadvantage
Enables the organization to develop and improve ona continual basis all of its systems and work processes.
Help is available when needed.
Potential conflict between line managersand the systems staff.
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Part-time Systems Staff
Advantages
Disadvantage
When an organization cannot afford the otheralternatives, a part-time staff is usually used.
Least costly alternative.
Staff may not have time nor expertise to carryout needed assistance.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Steps Used in Designing or Modifying Systems
1. Clearly define the process to be studied.
2. Outline the details of the present process.
3. Analyze the present process.
4. Outline the improved process.
5. Install the new process.
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Administrative Office Management, 8/e
by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Systems and Procedures Tools
Workload Chart
Flow Process Chart
Office Layout Chart
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Workload Chart
Is also referred to as work distribution chart.
Identifies
1. Major activities performed by a given workunit.
2. Amount of time a work unit as a whole spends oneach activity.
3. Activities performed by each employee and theamount of time he/she spends performing theactivities.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Workload Chart Provides Answers
To These Questions
(1 of 2)
1. Is the work unit performing the work it isintended to perform?
2. Are employees performing too many duplicateoperations?
3. Are the tasks that each employee performs of a
related nature?4. Are the special skills and talents of the
employees being used to the fullest extent?
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Administrative Office Management, 8/e
by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Workload Chart Provides Answers
To These Questions
(2 of 2)
5. Are the major functions of the work unit
actually consuming the greatest amount ofwork time and effort?
6. Are the employees workloads evenly
distributed?
7. Are the employees productive?
8. Is the flow of work efficient?
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Administrative Office Management, 8/e
by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Documents Used in Workload Chart Method
Daily LogUsed by employees to keep
track of their daily activities.
Summary LogIdentifies the tasks per-
formed by employees over
a longer period of time.
Activity List Provides a composite listof departmental activities
listed in descending order.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Flow Process Chart
Is especially useful for identifying eachstep in a specific work process.
Various steps comprising a process arecategorized as:
OperationTransportation
InspectionDelay
Storage
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2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Each operation step is classified as aget ready, do,
orput away step.
Special attention should be focused on the
do steps because if they can be eliminated,
then theget readyand theput awaysteps can
probably be eliminated as well.
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by Zane Quible
2005 Pearson Education, Inc.
Pearson Prentice Hall
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Office Layout Chart
Is frequently used in conjunction with the flow
process chart.
Is well-suited for visualizing workflow.Is used to identify backtracking, criss-crossing,
and inefficient workflow patterns.
Is completed by charting flow of work through thepremises.